Oceanography - A marine nitrogen cycle fix?

被引:47
作者
Capone, Douglas G.
Knapp, Angela N.
机构
[1] Univ So Calif, Wrigley Inst Envrion Studies, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
[2] Univ So Calif, Dept Biol Sci, Los Angeles, CA 90089 USA
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D O I
10.1038/445159a
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Some of our suppositions about the marine nitrogen cycle may be wrong. An innovative analysis of nutrients at the ocean's surface reveals a feedback mechanism that might hold the whole cycle in balance.
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页码:159 / 160
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